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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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