MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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