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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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