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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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