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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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