MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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