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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand 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 issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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