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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around 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
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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