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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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