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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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