MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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