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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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