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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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