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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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