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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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