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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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