MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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