MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
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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