MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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