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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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