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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
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 learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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