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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around 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.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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