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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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