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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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