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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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