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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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