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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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