MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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