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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of 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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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