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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly 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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