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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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