MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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