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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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