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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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