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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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