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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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