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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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