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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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