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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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