MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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