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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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