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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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