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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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