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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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