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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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