MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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