MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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