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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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