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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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