MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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