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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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