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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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