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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around 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 MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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