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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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