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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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