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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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