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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
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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