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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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