MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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