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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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