MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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