MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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