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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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