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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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