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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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