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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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