MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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