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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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