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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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