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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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