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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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