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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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