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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes 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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