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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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