MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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