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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative 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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