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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses 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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