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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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