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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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