MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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