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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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