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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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