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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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