MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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