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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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