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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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