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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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