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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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