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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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