MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
