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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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