MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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