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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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