MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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