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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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