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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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