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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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