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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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