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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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