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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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