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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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