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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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