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.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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