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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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