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
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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