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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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