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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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