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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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