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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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