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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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