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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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