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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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