MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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