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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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