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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student 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 educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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