MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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