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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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