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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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