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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important 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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