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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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