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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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