MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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