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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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