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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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