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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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