MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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