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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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