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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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