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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important 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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