MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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