MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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