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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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