MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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