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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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