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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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