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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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