MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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