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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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