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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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