MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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