MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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