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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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