MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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