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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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