MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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