MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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