MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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