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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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