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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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