MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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