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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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