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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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