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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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