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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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