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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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