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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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