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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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