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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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