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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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