MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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