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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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