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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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