MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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