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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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