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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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