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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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