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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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