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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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