MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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