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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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