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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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