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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning enable
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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