MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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