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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies 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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