MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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