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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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