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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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