MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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