MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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