MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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