MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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