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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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