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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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