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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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