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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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