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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around 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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
