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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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