MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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