MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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