MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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