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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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