MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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