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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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