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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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