MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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