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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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