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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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