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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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