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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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