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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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