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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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