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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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