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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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