MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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