MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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