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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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