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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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