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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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