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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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