MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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