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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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