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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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