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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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