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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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