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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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