MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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