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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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