MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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