MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key 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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