MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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