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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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