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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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