MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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