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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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