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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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