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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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