MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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