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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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