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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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