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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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