MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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