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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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