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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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