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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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