MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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