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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
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 MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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