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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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