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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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