MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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