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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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