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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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