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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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