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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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