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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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