MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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