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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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