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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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