MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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