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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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