MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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