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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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