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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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