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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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