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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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