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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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