MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major 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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