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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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