MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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