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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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