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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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