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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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