MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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