MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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