MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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