MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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