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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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