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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee 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 models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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