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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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