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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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