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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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