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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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