MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
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 organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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