MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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