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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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