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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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