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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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