MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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