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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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