MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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