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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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