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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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