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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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