MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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