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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
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 massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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