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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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