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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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