MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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