MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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