MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|