MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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