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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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