MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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