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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over 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
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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