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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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