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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses 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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