MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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