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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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