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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning enable
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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