MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open 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
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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