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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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