MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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