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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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 online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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