MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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