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 is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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