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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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