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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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