MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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 classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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