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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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