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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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