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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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