MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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