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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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