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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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