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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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