MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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