MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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