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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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