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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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