MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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