MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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