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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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