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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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