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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
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.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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