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
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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