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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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