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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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