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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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