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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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