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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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