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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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