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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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