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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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