MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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