MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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