MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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