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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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