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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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