MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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