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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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