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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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