MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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