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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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