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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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