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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
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 online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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