MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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