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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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