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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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