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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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