MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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