MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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