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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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