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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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