MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
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.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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