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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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