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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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