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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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