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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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