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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in 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.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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