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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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