MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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