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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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