MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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