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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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