MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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