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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
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 massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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