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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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