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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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