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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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