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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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