MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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