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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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