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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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