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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
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 online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important 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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