MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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