MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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