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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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