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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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