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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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