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
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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