MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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