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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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