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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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