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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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