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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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