MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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