MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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