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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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