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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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