MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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