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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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