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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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