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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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