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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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