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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in 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 learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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