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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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