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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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