MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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