MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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