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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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