MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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