MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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