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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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