MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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