MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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