MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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