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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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