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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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