MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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