MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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