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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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