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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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