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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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