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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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