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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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