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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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