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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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