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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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