MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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