MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
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