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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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