MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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