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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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