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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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