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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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