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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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