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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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