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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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