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
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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