MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology enable
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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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