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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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