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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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