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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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