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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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