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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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