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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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