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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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