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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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