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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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