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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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