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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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