MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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