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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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