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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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