MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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