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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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