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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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