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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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