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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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