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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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