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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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