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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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