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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
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
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
