MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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