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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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