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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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