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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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