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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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