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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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