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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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