MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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