MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – 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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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