MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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