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 is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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 massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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