MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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