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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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