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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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