MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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