MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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