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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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