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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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