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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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