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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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