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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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