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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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