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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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