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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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