MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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