MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|