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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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