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
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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