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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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