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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important 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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