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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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