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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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