MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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