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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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