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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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