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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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