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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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