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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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