MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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