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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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