MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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