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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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