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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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