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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
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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