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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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