MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around 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 massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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