MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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