MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|