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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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