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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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