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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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