MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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