MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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