MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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