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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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