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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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