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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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