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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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