MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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