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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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